So what better platform to make transgender voices heard than at the Republican National Convention (RNC) itself? The ad will make its TV debut on Fox News during the RNC to highlight the lack of anti-discrimination laws at the state and federal level to protect trans people.

"Safety and privacy in bathrooms are important for all of us," the woman says in the ad, which was funded by a coalition of rights groups. "It's already illegal to enter a restroom to harm someone, and anyone who does that can and should be arrested. Updating the law to protect gay and transgender people from discrimination won't change that, but it would help to ensure people like me aren't mistreated when we need to do something as basic as using the restroom."

The ad will also air at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) the following week.